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8th September 2019

There were peak performances from Radcliffe AC athletes who conquered everything from the UK’s highest mountain to the world’s biggest half marathon.
Four from the club joined the 57,000 people who took part in the iconic Great ...more

2nd September 2019

Neal Emmerson represented England Masters when he finished a superb 26th at the Maidenhead Half Marathon.
He ran 74:30 at the event where the country’s top age group runners took on those from the Celtic nations.
Emmerson was seventh ...more

26th August 2019

THERE were great results for two Radcliffe AC runners when they battled tough obstacles in a race with a difference in Derbyshire.
Craig Norman and Mark Gardner pushed themselves to the limit over the 6k Overload course which had 40 ...more

19th August 2019

There was team victory for Radcliffe AC’s Paula Abernethy, Amanda Hey and Sheila Jones at the Riverside Half Marathon.
The winning women’s team also picked up a hat-trick of age group wins on the flat and fast course along the Lune ...more

11th August 2019

Neal Emmerson was a thrilling second in the Ramsbottom Summer Mile and led Radcliffe AC’s men’s team to victory in a great week of racing for the club.
He clocked 4:58 on the course in Nuttall Park in an exciting race in which just ...more

5th August 2019

Radcliffe AC’s Chris Whittaker knocked more than two minutes off his time from last year to finish a superb 22nd out of thousands of runners at a hot and humid York 10k.
He was among the 5,200 people who completed the course around ...more

14th July 2019

Radcliffe AC’s Scott Baxter combined his running and climbing skills when he took on what is billed as England’s most extreme race.
He finished 20th man in the inaugural Pinnacle Ridge Extreme in the Lake District - approxim...more

8th July 2019

Radcliffe AC’s Lisa Carter and Fiona Lynch took on tough terrain in the two-day Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon.
They paired up to finish fourth woman vets team in the event’s Carrock race, completing approximately 61 miles and ...more

1st July 2019

The memory of Radcliffe AC stalwart Jim Rhodes lived on when athletes of all ages competed in Radcliffe.
Twenty four runners lined up in Radcliffe AC’s annual Joan Rhodes and Fred Norris 5k on Sunday while around 30 juniors competed ...more

24th June 2019

RADCLIFFE AC’s Sheila Jones was named the female runner of the decade at Heaton Parkrun’s 10th anniversary event.
The Vet-60 said she was “overwhelmed” after receiving a trophy at Saturday’s event.
Jones has run 398 of the ...more

16th June 2019

Three Radcliffe AC runners completed four races in four days when they took part in the Tour of Tameside.
Mark Garner, Sharon Peterkin and Karen Doherty ran the X Trail 10k on Thursday and the six-mile Hell on the Fell race the ...more

10th June 2019

Radcliffe AC runners Sheila Jones and Neal Emmerson have earned England Masters vests after great marathon and half-marathon performances.
Vet-35 Emmerson has qualified to represent his country in his age group at Maidenhead Half-Mara...more

3rd June 2019

Jenny Yates was crowned the woman’s champion at the Hollingworth Lake 5k Series in Rochdale in a week of great results for Radcliffe AC.
Held over five Wednesdays, the event proved successful for the club with Sheila Jones winning the ...more

26th May 2019

Radcliffe AC’s Fiona Lynch became the first person in the club’s history to complete the world’s toughest five-day mountain race.
She described it as “the experience of a lifetime” after finishing eighth woman and second female ...more

19th May 2019

Radcliffe AC head coach Ian Warrington completed the 100-mile Chester Ultra in a great week of running for the club.
He finished a brilliant ninth in 23:32:22 on some of the region’s very best trails.
The tough course included the ...more

12th May 2019

James Hall took on a mountain of a challenge at the Great Lakeland 3 Day event.
He completed three consecutive days on the fells in the mini-mountain marathon which has a choice of three courses for runners and walkers.
Known for its ...more

28th April 2019

Five Radcliffe AC members joined more than 40,000 runners at the 39th London Marathon – while others took to the hills for their own marathon efforts.
John Wrigley was first home for the club at the world-famous event, crossing the ...more

22nd April 2019

Radcliffe AC’s Lisa Carter travelled to the Lake District for the challenging 11.5-mile Newlands Memorial Fell Race.
With around 3,609ft of climbing, the course covers the peaks of Robinson, Hindscarth, Dale Head, High Spy and Cat ...more

15th April 2019

RADCLIFFE AC had 171 finishers at its annual Multi-Terrain 10K Race on Sunday.
First place in the popular event went to unattached runner Cameron Ronaldson in 37mins 29secs while Hannah Price from Bury AC was first woman in 42:47, ...more

8th April 2019

Neal Emmerson set yet another club record when he led home a great field of 16 Radcliffe AC runners at the Greater Manchester Marathon.
He ran a fantastic 2hrs 34mins 25secs, knocking more than four minutes off his previous personal ...more

31st March 2019

Radcliffe AC junior Samuel Howard beat around 200 runners to finish on the podium at Bury’s primary school cross country competition.
He was presented with a trophy and a certificate after finishing second in the four-race champions...more

24th March 2019

It was ‘happy families’ as father and daughter Chris and Olivia Whittaker notched up great performances for Radcliffe AC.
Chris claimed his second personal best in six days when he finished 41st out of 1,245 runners at Cheshire ...more

18th March 2019

Neal Emmerson finished a superb fifth at the Wigan Half Marathon, helping Radcliffe AC to win the team prize.
There were huge personal bests galore as he led home a strong contingent of 11 Radcliffe AC runners at Sunday’s race in an ...more

11th March 2019

Craig Norman battled snow, hail, strong winds and rain to win The Jackals 10k race.
The Radcliffe AC runner said it was the worst race conditions had faced after taking victory on the trail course in Darwen in 56:30.
It topped his ...more

3rd March 2019

Neal Emmerson led home a strong contingent of 27 Radcliffe AC runners to finish fourth in the Trotters Five-Mile Race in Bolton.
He clocked 29:02 in Sunday’s event in Bolton, helping the men’s team to claim second place, while Katie ...more

24th February 2019

Radcliffe AC had a record turnout for its Terry Nortley 10 Mile Multi-Terrain Race.
A total of 281 people finished the popular course around the trails, roads and paths of Ringley.
In glorious weather, Bury AC dominated the results ...more

17th February 2019

Jenny Yates continued her great form when she was first Vet-50 in the Great North West Half Marathon in Blackpool.
She said that she had “nothing left in the tank” after clocking a personal best of 1:38:50 in windy conditions, ...more

11th February 2019

Fiona Lynch notched up another win when she was first woman in the Pendle Way in a Day ultra.
She completed the 30-mile course and 4,600ft of ascent in 5:47:50, taking ninth place overall.
Radcliffe AC teammate Sinead Maguire also ...more

4th February 2019

Lisa Carter didn’t let sub-zero temperatures stop her from setting a red hot personal best in the 19-mile Wadsworth Trog fell race.
She was one of three Radcliffe AC runners who took on the challenging course on moorland above Hebden ...more

2nd February 2019

Tributes have poured in for local running “legend”, darts official and well-known charity fundraiser Jim Rhodes who has died aged 78.
The much-loved Radcliffe AC member was a prolific runner who inspired countless others over the ...more

27th January 2019

Radcliffe AC’s Sharon Peterkin joined the “ultra club” when she conquered a challenging trail race in Nottinghamshire.
She said that she was “dead proud of herself” after completing her first ultra race, the Waterway 30.
...more

20th January 2019

Sheila McNulty celebrated her birthday by taking to the hills for The Hebden Challenge.
And the Vet-70 wasn’t the only one, with several Radcliffe AC members joining her at the popular event in Calder Valley, West Yorkshire.
Billed ...more

13th January 2019

Fiona Lynch battled “brutal” conditions to finish third Vet-40 when she took to the fells.
The Radcliffe AC runner faced terrible weather in the 24-mile Trigger Race from Marsden to Edale in the Peak District.
Lisa Carter also ...more

6th January 2019

Radcliffe AC’s Craig Norman got 2019 off to a flying start when he finished third in the Holcombe Howler trail 10k.
He was presented with a trophy after completing the challenging course, which takes in the stunning trails of Holcombe ...more

30th December 2018

Radcliffe AC ladies scored a superb double success at the North of England 10k Championships.
Fiona Lynch, Katie Percival and Jenny Yates were the third-placed ladies team at Sunday’s event which is incorporated into the popular Ribble ...more

24th December 2018

Radcliffe AC members stepped back in time for the club’s annual presentation night and Christmas party.
The fantastic event at the Bolholt Country Park Hotel had an 80s theme to celebrate the decade in which the club was founded.
...more

16th December 2018

Four Radcliffe AC members battled freezing rain and icy wind in the South East Lancashire Cross Country league.
Lachlan Burke coped with the exposed course at Tandle Hill above Oldham to finish third in the under-17s men’s race on ...more

9th December 2018

Radclffe AC’s Neal Emmerson continued his good form to finish eighth in the Stockport 10 Mile Race.
He was the first of 12 runners home for the club on Sunday, clocking 56mins 50secs.
He was followed by Chris Whittaker who finished ...more

3rd December 2018

Lisa Carter was honoured at a Christie awards evening after raising nearly £2,000 in memory of former Radcliffe AC head coach Eileen Royle.
She ran the hottest London Marathon on record in April – followed by the 23-mile Three Peaks ...more

25th November 2018

Michelle Hincks turned in a brilliant performance to finish second female in the 250km Beyond the Ultimate Desert Ultra in Africa.
She faced temperatures of 55 degrees Celsius and had to carry all her food and race kit in the gruelling ...more

18th November 2018

THE club had superb conditions for the third running of the 13 Arches Trail Half Marathon and Bury AC’s Ben Coop repeated last year’s win setting a new course record in 1hr 19mins 03secs.
On the undulating course he beat his last ...more

11th November 2018

VET-50 Jenny Yates has qualified to represent England in her age group in the Masters Home International Marathon next year.
The event will be incorporated in the Yorkshire Marathon in October and she received the news from England ...more

5th November 2018

RADCLIFFE AC had three runners in the top ten in the Northern Jumble Trail Half Marathon from the West Yorkshire mill town of Slaithwaite.
Running alongside the canal Lee Cooper came home third in 1hr 40mins, Dave Rushton fifth in 1hr ...more

28th October 2018

THERE was a double treat for Donna Cartwright when she took first place among the women and broke the women’s course record by five minutes, running 30mins 21secs in the Trick or Treat Four Mile Trail Race at Barrow Bridge, Bolton.
...more

22nd October 2018

JOHN WRIGLEY ran a marathon with a difference when he completed Scotland’s Dramathon clocking 3hrs 39mins 14secs taking in several whisky distilleries along the route!
The event started from Glenfarclas Distillery to Glenfiddich ...more

14th October 2018

RADCLIFFE AC’s Neal Emmerson was a great tenth place when he ran the Yorkshire Marathon in 2hrs 38mins 28secs, giving him a personal best marathon time by nearly a minute. There was also a personal best time by six minutes for club coach ...more

7th October 2018

RADCLIFFE AC runners travelled to Chester, Rochdale and even France in their busy season of racing.
In the Chester Marathon there was success for Jenny Yates who smashed her personal best time by seven minutes when she ran 3hrs 36mins ...more

30th September 2018

RADCLIFFE AC’s “yellow army” invaded the Swinton 5.25 Mile Road Race when Neal Emmerson won the race in 30mins 05secs, leading from start to finish, the men won the team prize and Jenny Yates took the first vet-50 prize and came 48th ...more

23rd September 2018

RADCLIFFE AC were well represented when they took on the Northern Athletics Autumn Road relays at Sports City on Sunday. With three women’s teams and a men’s team they faced some top class opposition from clubs throughout the North. ...more

16th September 2018

RADCLIFFE AC had plenty of yellow vests on show when they joined hundreds running the popular Bury 10k on Sunday with Chris Whittaker coming 25th in 38mins 01sec and Sheila Jones coming in first vet-60 in 48mins 21secs. Club juniors also ...more

10th September 2018

RADCLIFFE AC had a turnout of 28 runners for the Blackleach 4.8 Mile Multi-Terrain Race in Walkden on Sunday with good places for many and the men’s team prize for the club.
Neal Emmerson was first male 35 and fifth overall out of ...more

3rd September 2018

FIONA Lynch was third woman and a fine 14th overall when she ran the tough 45 mile Grand Tour of Skiddaw on Saturday.
She described the ultra trail race in the Northern Lake District as “hard work” and completed in 8hrs 50mins to ...more

26th August 2018

DAVE McGrath had a good week when he came eighth out of 187 runners in the Pennington Flash 5 Mile Trail Race on Sunday after having a good run out on the hills in the midweek Golf Ball Fell Race.
He clocked 30mins 25secs in the trail ...more

19th August 2018

TWELVE Radcliffe AC runners faced some testing conditions when they ran the eight mile Crowden Horseshoe Fell Race in the Peak District on Sunday. Dave McGrath was first home for the club in 12th position in 1hr 11mins 07secs on a course ...more

12th August 2018

THERE was a great turnout of 31 Radcliffe AC seniors for the popular evening Ramsbottom Summer Mile and an enthusiastic group of the club’s juniors ran the 1k Fun Run to get themselves a medal.
Chris Whittaker clocked 5mins 11secs ...more

6th August 2018

RADCLIFFE AC’s Fiona Lynch battled the heat to come third woman in the 30 mile Peak Skyline and was a fine 15th overall with her time of 5hrs 48mins 42secs.
She was third woman when she ran it last year but this year on Sunday was ...more

29th July 2018

TWO Radcliffe AC runners battled grim weather in the challenging Lakeland 50 with Ian Warrington coming a fine 35th place in 9hrs 33mins.
The popular event in the Lake District is billed as one of the greatest running and walking ...more

23rd July 2018

SIX Radcliffe AC runners took on the second highest peak in the Yorkshire Dales on Saturday when they ran the 6.8 mile Ingleborough Fell Race.
Chris Whittaker was first home for the club in 40th position out of 209 finishers covering ...more

16th July 2018

Eight Radcliffe AC runners faced scorching conditions at The Windmill Half Marathon on Sunday. On what was billed as a fast flat course Dave Rushton was first home for the club in 1hr 44mins 05secs. Fair-skinned Sharon Peterkin ran 2hrs ...more

9th July 2018

JENNY Yates was first vet-50 in the popular We Love Manchester 10k on Sunday.
In a field of more than 1,600 on a route billed as fast she clocked 44mins 58secs in scorching conditions and was presented with a rucksack of goodies by ...more

1st July 2018

MICHELLE Hincks enjoyed the dark side when she ran through the night and won a 12 hour race.
She got herself a medal and a voucher when she took on the Trailblazer Night Run at Townley Park, Burnley on Saturday completing 13 laps, 40 ...more

24th June 2018

FIONA Lynch took on a mountain of a challenge when she became the first woman in the club to complete the Bob Graham Round, one of the toughest fell running challenges in Britain.
With 24 hours to cover its 66 miles, 42 summits and ...more

18th June 2018

RADCLIFFE AC's Jenny Yates was a great first vet-50 and ninth woman overall when she took part in the four-day Tour of Tameside. She said it was her best but toughest achievement of her veteran years as a runner.
She won herself £50 ...more

11th June 2018

RADCLIFFE were running under their own steam when they took on the Race The Train from Bury to Rawtenstall.
The aim of the tough 11 mile event was to beat the steam engine to Rawtenstall and three of the club did just that with Chris ...more

4th June 2018

RADCLIFFE AC's Dave McGrath took a well deserved second place in the Edenfield Fell Race on Sunday. He ran the 6.4 mile course with its 1,565 feet of climbing in a fine 47mins 42secs losing out to the winner from Todmorden by just three ...more

28th May 2018

RADCLIFFE AC's Donna and Mark Cartwright proved a winning combination when they were first team in the Ian Hesketh Memorial Duathlon at Rivington.
Donna took on the two 5k runs and keen cyclist hubby Mark the 22k bike ride and they had ...more

20th May 2018

RADCLIFFE AC's Neal Emmerson certainly showed he had form when he won the Windermere Marathon on Sunday clocking a great 2hrs 44mins.
In very hot conditions he was determined to improve on his postion last year when he came home ...more

14th May 2018

RADCLIFFE AC had another great turnout when 39 ran the Haigh Hall 4 mile evening race at Wigan with Neal Emmerson taking a fine fifth place, clocking 24mins 24secs.
Becoming a force to be reckoned with Chris Whittaker took 15th place ...more

8th May 2018

RADCLIFFE AC had a great turnout of 21 runners in the Coiners Fell Race at Mytholmroyd, in West Yorkshire. The May Bank Holiday race was the second in the Run The Moors Grand Prix the club takes part in along with other local clubs and ...more

29th April 2018

FIONA Lynch said it was one of the best experiences she had ever had when she took on the gruelling 61 mile Fellsman in the Yorkshire Dales. She covered its tough 11,000 plus feet of climbing on rugged terrain in 17hrs 58mins and was ninth ...more

22nd April 2018

RADCLIFFE AC's Neal Emmerson may have faced the hottest ever London Marathon on Sunday but he ran 2hrs 39mins 25secs, a record time for the club since its formation in 1984.
He beat his previous best marathon time by almost two minutes ...more

15th April 2018

RADCLIFFE AC had more than 300 finishers at their annual 10k Trail Race on Sunday adding another success to their list of events. First place went to James Kovacs (V40) from Salford in a time of 36mins 39 secs and first woman was Hayley ...more

9th April 2018

IT was girl power when it came to the Manchester Marathon with five Radcliffe AC women taking on the challenge.
They joined the thousands on Sunday in perfect conditions on a course billed as the flatest and fastest in the country. Kate ...more

2nd April 2018

RADCLIFFE AC's Fiona Lynch took on the challenging 14 mile Howgills Fell Race on Saturday finishing sixth woman and third vet-40 in a time of 3hrs 58mins.
In good conditions the event from Sedbergh in Cumbria had nearly 7,000 feet of ...more

26th March 2018

RADCLIFFE AC had 80 at their presentation night on Saturday and chairman Chris Paxton said it had been a "cracking" year for the growing club.
A dinner, raffle and disco was held at Bury Masonic Hall for members, family and friends ...more

19th March 2018

THERE was a seventh place out of 1256 in the Wigan 5k on Sunday for Radcliffe AC's Neal Emmerson and it wasn't even the race he had planned to run!
He clocked a fine 16mins 57secs but had entered the Wigan Running Festival's half ...more

11th March 2018

IT was a busy weekend of racing for Radcliffe AC with runners in nine races over two days of totally different weather conditions.
On sunny Sunday Neal Emmerson, show his form yet again got himself a fine fourth place in the Spen 20 ...more

4th March 2018

RADCLIFFE had a good turnout of 18 runners at the Trotters 5 Mile Trail Race on Sunday despite initial fears the course could be hit by the week's extreme weather conditions. Neal Emmerson showed his form by taking fourth place out of a ...more

26th February 2018

IN perfect conditions Radcliffe AC had 240 finishers in the popular Terry Nortley 10 Mile Multi-Terrain Race on Sunday. First place went to non-club runner Lee Szymanski in 1hr 01min 57secs with first among the women going to local club ...more

19th February 2018

RADCLIFFE AC had a great turnout of 34 runners at the Central Lancs 5k at Bolton on Sunday with Neal Emmerson coming home eigth out of 309 in a time of 17mins 20secs.
The race in and around Leverhulme Park was also the opening fixture ...more

11th February 2018

DONNA Cartwright showed her form again this weekend when she was second woman and first vet-40 in the Windy Hill Fell Race at Littleborough.
Having a great start to the season she clocked 1hr 20mins 18secs for the nine mile event with ...more

5th February 2018

RADCLIFFE AC women were prizewinners at the Red Rose Cross Country League presentation night when Donna Cartwright took first place among the vet-40s and Jenny Yates was third vet-50. They were both also successful in the team prizes ...more

29th January 2018

FOUR Radcliffe AC women faced a windy seaside prom when they competed in the Lytham St Annes 10 Mile Run on Sunday.
On a flat straight course along the promenade and then around a seaside lake with a field of 364 Jenny Yates was first ...more

21st January 2018

DONNA Cartwright was fifth out of 82 women at the South East Lancs Cross Country League race at Leigh Sports Village on Saturday.
In heavy muddy conditions she clocked 29mins 41secs and was also first vet-40. Radcliffe took third place ...more

15th January 2018

FIONA Lynch described the challenging Trigger fell race in the Peak District as "ace" after she took it on running 24.5 miles with 4,000 feet of climbing in 5hrs 22mins.
A strong field left Marsden Cricket Club to run from Marsden to ...more

7th January 2018

RADCLIFFE AC's Donna Cartwright took a fine 23rd place out of 82 women in the Greater Manchester Cross Country Championships at Heaton Park on Saturday.
On a four mile plus course with deep mud in the wooded section but great conditions ...more

1st January 2018

THIRTEEN Radcliffe AC's runners kept up the festive spirit taking on the popular Ribble Valley 10k road race on New Year's Eve with John Wrigley first home for the club in 41mins 38secs.
The event from Roefield Leisure Centre in ...more

27th December 2017

RADCLIFFE AC runners have been getting into the festive spirit and showing off some great fancy dress outfits.
Seven of them ran Rudolf's Red Nose 5 Mile Trail Race at Blackpool, joining hundreds at the start at Blackpool Fire Station ...more

18th December 2017

RADCLIFFE AC's Katie Percival finished 12th out of 88 women when she ran the South East Lancs Cross Country League event at Tandle Hill, Royton.
She was one of 11 members taking on mud and frost on a hilly course on Saturday and she ...more

10th December 2017

RADCLIFFE AC's Lucy Dewhurst turned out to be the club's lone racer this weekend after snow and ice caused havoc and events were cancelled.
She took on the 34th Longridge Christmas Pudding Race at Preston on Sunday and braving a strong ...more

4th December 2017

RADCLIFFE AC's Neal Emmerson took 12th place out of 995 runners at the Stockport 10 on Sunday. He had a personal best time of 57mins 42secs, beating his previous time by more than two-and-a half minutes on a testing course with two ...more

27th November 2017

NEAL Emmerson and Katie Percival were among the top prizewinners in this year's Run The Moors Fell Grand Prix.
At Bamford Bowling Club on Friday night they beat runners from several clubs taking part in the well established series to ...more

20th November 2017

RADCLIFFE AC notched up another success with the second running of their sell-out 13 Arches Trail Half Marathon on Sunday and the honours went to local club Bury AC who took first and third place.
On the undulating course in perfect ...more

13th November 2017

THE club had a good turnout of 29 runners at the Red Rose Cross Country League event at Chorley with the women taking fifth team place overall and second among the veteran teams.
Facing deep stream crossings and mud on a tough hilly ...more

5th November 2017

RADCLIFFE AC made the final 10 when they were nominated as the borough's Community Club of the Year at the Bury Sports Awards.
At a special ceremony in the Elizabethan Suite at Bury Town Hall the club were presented with a framed ...more

30th October 2017

NEAL Emmerson was second when he ran the Bradford City Half Marathon on Sunday. Showing his form yet again he beat his previous best time at this distance by 1min 51secs clocking 1hr 17mins 28secs on an undulating four lap course of the ...more

23rd October 2017

DONNA Cartwright showed her form when she was first woman in the Serpent 6 Mile Trail Race at Bolton.
In very wet and windy conditions on Sunday the vet-40 clocked a fine 40mins 27secs winning herself a meal for two at the Wilton Arms ...more

15th October 2017

RADCLIFFE AC's new junior section had its first outing when they joined the seniors at the Red Rose Cross Country League event at Leigh on Saturday.
Harry Andrew, Fleur Carter, Niamh and Ewan Warr, Adam McWilliams and Jude Hockenhull ...more